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‘Chain breaker’ estate agency to launch in major cities in 2018 (EAT)

Nested, the chain-breaking estate agency that offers vendors a guaranteed sale of their property within 90 days, is to expand beyond its current market of London.

Rob Hailstone September 21, 2017

Cost of mortgage fraud three times higher than first thought (TC)

It has emerged that a mortgage fraud which took place earlier this year was actually for an amount three times higher than was first thought.

Rob Hailstone September 21, 2017

Commonhold ‘could be the solution to leasehold abuse’ (LSG)

A 13-year-old property ownership system branded by critics as a ‘failed tenure’ could be the answer to eliminating leasehold abuse, a trade body has suggested.

Rob Hailstone September 21, 2017

Pre-prepared information could tackle leasehold abuse – Society (LSG)

English property law needs ‘sensible changes’ rather than a complete overhaul to stop abuse involving leaseholds, the Law Society said today, suggesting that new houses should be sold freehold unless

Rob Hailstone September 21, 2017

Ex-NAEA chief tells government stamp duty should be paid by sellers (EAT)

Simon Gerrard, a past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has called on the government to switch the burden of stamp duty payments from buyers to sellers.

Rob Hailstone September 20, 2017

Agents unfairly blamed for failings of ‘antiquated conveyancing system’ (EAT)

The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in “a fragmented, antiquated and fundamentally broken conveyancing system.”

Rob Hailstone September 19, 2017

HMLR enable users to update name following change of gender (TC)

HM Land Registry have recently released a form enabling registered owners to update their name in the land register following a change of gender.

Rob Hailstone September 19, 2017

Purplebricks – What is really going on?

Purplebricks is one of a raft of new-breed estate agency companies making some bold and questionable claims in the property market at present but how many of these claims stand

Rob Hailstone September 19, 2017

Conveyancers not a ‘postbox’ for search results (LSG)

Conveyancing solicitors are more than just the client’s middleman when obtaining search results for a client, a judge has said, dismissing a law firm’s appeal against a VAT bill for

Rob Hailstone September 18, 2017

Banning the sale of leasehold new builds a ‘last resort’ (LSG)

An influential legal authority has urged the government to be cautious about prohibiting the sale of new-built homes on leasehold.

Rob Hailstone September 18, 2017

Criminals target fraud victims by post (TC)

A warning has been issued following fraudulent letters supposedly sent by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau.

Rob Hailstone September 18, 2017

Has Taylor Wimpey done just enough to avoid being successfully sued?

Taylor Wimpey’s deal with Adriatic Land to vary doubling ground rents to those linked with RPI are the minimum it could do to prevent being sued.

Rob Hailstone September 18, 2017